Rockin’ Around the Christmas List

Happy Blogmas Day 20

There are only 5 days till Christmas. Where has December gone? Before Blogmas is over, I’d like to give you all one more fun list. This isn’t my final list of the year. I mean, we still have New Year’s resolutions to cover. I want to talk about something that might be the most iconic part of Christmas. We’ve covered Christmas movies, but now we’re going to cover Christmas music. 

Can you think of anything more festive than belting out a Christmas carol? Maybe, belting out a Christmas carol after one too many glasses of eggnog. Today we’re skipping the eggnog (at least I am because I am not a fan of the holiday drink) and going straight for the carols. 

1. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Michael Buble: Maybe, it’s the title.  Maybe, it’s the lyrics. Either way, this song feels like home for the holidays. 
2. All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey, or Michael Buble: No one can dethrone the Christmas queen. But if Mariah is queen, Michael is surely King. 
3. Last Christmas, Glee Cover: Wham! sang it first, but the duet between Finn and Rachel captures the emotion of wanting someone for Christmas. 
4. Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Glee Cover: A lot of people have covered this duet. Including Idina Menzel and the Christmas King himself. It’s a phenomenal version, but there is something special about Kurt and Blaine singing together. 
5. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas, Michael Buble: Do I have Michael Buble’s Christmas album on shuffle? Yes, I do. From Thanksgiving to Christmas day it’s almost all Buble. 
6. Wonderful Christmastime, Paul McCartney: How could you not have a wonderful Christmastime while listening to this song? I mean, the title guarantees it. 
7. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Bruce Springsteen: I was raised on Springsteen. So, his take on the classic song is one of the first Christmas songs played. 
8. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Gene Autry: Whether it’s the classic version or the kid version, there is nothing more Christmas than a Reindeer with a shiny nose. 
9. Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee: Does anyone rock around the Christmas tree to this song? 
10. Underneath the Tree, Kelly Clarkson: I appreciate the Christmas songs that double as love songs. What’s Christmas without the ones you love? Just another day. 

Christmas music means more to me this year than ever before. Christmas music has always been festive, but in these times it feels a little more magical. I’ll take all the magic I can get!